Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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